Date: November 17, 2024 (Sun)
Time: 13:00~15:45
Hybrid Event（Onsite・Online(Webinar)）
Venue:Tohoku University Kawauchi-kita Campus, Multimedia Education and Research Complex, 2nd floor, Multimedia Hall
*There are no parking lots around the venue, so please use the subway or other public transportation.
More Information: Please check the Poster.(PDF)
Simultaneous translation available(English-Japanese)/Text Information Support
Tohoku University DEI Symposium「Gendered Innovation Opens the Way to DEI」
Since our university, which has an “open door” philosophy, decided to admit female students,This philosophy, which has not faded even after more than 110 years, has recently evolved into initiatives such as promoting joint participation and supporting female researchers. In 2022, we issued a DEI promotion declaration and are accelerating our efforts to create a university that respects diversity. In this context, we are pleased to invite Professor Rhonda Schiebinger, an advocate of “Gendered Innovation” a concept that incorporates the perspectives of gender and sex differences into research to create new discoveries and possibilities for innovation, to discuss how we can create a society that makes the most of diversity.
Program
＜general chairperson＞Center Vice Director Prof. Masayuki Akiyama (Graduate School of Science)
13:00
Opening Remarks
Teiji Tominaga（President,Tohoku University)
Keynote Speech
「Gendered Innovations: Add Value to Science and Technology」
Londa Schiebinger （John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, History Department.）
Speech
「DEI Promotion in Tohoku University: Aiming for a University Where Everyone Shines」
Mami Tanaka（Associate Executive Vice President (for DEI)）Director, Center for DEI
Break (10 min)
Panel Discussions
「Leveraging Diversity for Innovation」
＜Facilitator＞
Soto Tsuruta
Osaka University Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Specially Appointed Fellow
＜Panelists＞
Naomi Shibasaki-Kitakawa
Graduate School of Engineering, Professor, Tohoku University
Phytochem Products Inc. CTO
Yuuya Shirakawa
Startup Support Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sendai Manager for Startup Ecosystem Development
Ninako Komiya
Sendai Mitsukoshi Ltd. President
Daiki Enomoto
LITALICO inc. Chief Quality Officer/ LITALICO lab. Director
Closing Remarks
Noriko Osumi（Vice President for Public Relations and the Promotion of Diversity, Tohoku University）
Application for participation
Deadline: November 8, 2024
●Onsite Participation：Google Form
●Online Participation：Google Form
*By participating, you consent to the recording of the event and its release, publication, exhibition and/or reproduction.
*If you require any assistance in participating, please contact us in advance.
Free day care center available（advance registration required）
Target: 5 months old to preschool age
*Please apply at the time of pre-registration.
For Inquiries
DEI Promotion Section,Human Resources and Planning Division, Tohoku University
TEL:022-217-6353
E-mail: dei＠grp.tohoku.ac.jp
Related Events
Tohoku University will co-host a Gendered Innovation Workshop with Sendai City, November 15.
(available only in Japanese)
Lecturer : Londa Schiebinger
Contact：DEI Promotion Section, Sendai City TEL:022-214-8919
